I think quite simply all sounds should begin with the samples, any manner of sampling and processing subsequently is allowed. As for kick drums @deprecate, there are lots of ways you can make them! Or not at all. The fewer rules, the better, as someone above suggested.

sorry for being a bit of an asshole and a dummy. the discussion of all the rules etc kind of took the fun out of it for me, but i’ll back out of this thread now and let you all work it out. if i participate or not i’m excited to hear what people come up with!

Okay before I go I want to contribute something constructive to this discussion. I think what’s important for things like these to work is that it’s a) easy to do for the person putting it together and b) easy to participate. I would much rather frame this a collective exercise than a competition, where the participants build tracks from a collection of samples that’s either themed or just interesting. Ideally it would be 5-6 samples from whatever source the person putting this together wants. As long as it sounds interesting. I think the best rule or guideline to follow for something like this is: “make a track using one or more of these samples” and leaving the rest to the participants. I’m not sure a full sample situation that’s been outlined in this thread is the best idea or the most exciting one, at least for me.

like if we only can use the samples, no plugins etc etc, it defeats the purpose of the limits put upon you by the exercise imo. for this to work there has to be some “soft boundaries” not workflow dictating rules

yep you would be allowed plugins, just not any new sound sources (synths etc.) – it’s just fun everybody using the same sources. And for your last comment, yes i think we’re pretty much on the same wavelength except for slight rule difference…

planetdamage:

what do you guys think about using thematic sample packs? “coffee” “kitchen utensils” “dog sounds” - could have amazing results!

aha that could be wicked – could also have themes like ‘reminds me of x city’

str_apx:

But if you’re using other synths or drum machines (or other sample packs) then it’s not really much of a restriction and sort of defeats the point imo. @Meddle do u agree?

yes def! that’s what was in mind… granular/wavetable – yeah would be fine i think, idea is everybody plays with the same sounds

OK whecked fanks a lot everyone; seems there’s (nearly!) concensus on the sample rule. We can always change after first couple rounds and improve as well

Last thing to work out is: 1. who makes sample packs and 2. who decides winner?

I suggest previous round’s winner

Also suggest last round’s winner – however as pointed out by @mortenhd the main draw is to get useful feedback on all tracks and experiment. The winner would be a lil bonus and helps it all moving (assuming they make the new pack and choose the next winner).